Re: [Hornlist] Vienna Philharmonic horns...

2005-02-15 Thread Jerryold99
Hi Jason, The Yamaha Vienna Horn is the model YHR-801. I believe Yamaha made a run of about 85 or so of this model and a few (2?) made it to the U.S. I believe the VPO has a set of at least four. I have one in my collection. I understand the parts were made in Japan and then assembled in

Re: [Hornlist] Vienna Philharmonic horns...

2005-02-15 Thread Chris Tedesco
Yamaha makes a Vienna horn, it's just not on the US market. I think if you check out their Europe site or at least their Austrian site, it should be up there. I have a Bill Kuyper (pardon the spelling) recording of the Britten Serenade and in the program notes, it says that the first and last

RE: [Hornlist] Vienna Philharmonic horns...

2005-02-15 Thread hans
They play their pumpenhorns for everything. You should listen to the new CD Vienna Horns watch out for Thomas Joebstl´s playing. It beats everybody, really. - Very few times they use a double or a descant for extreme pieces, but i have not seen them using it recently. Very few times means really